| | Melissa, TX | Bossier City, LA | United States |
| Overall | 111.7 | 84.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 101.3 | 94.8 | 100 |
| Health | 101.0 | 98.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 126.7 | 57.7 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $442,400 | $202,700 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,340.0% | 9,290.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 93.0 | 84.5 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 102.6 | 98.1 | 100 |
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Reviews for Melissa 
3 Reviews
I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting More
We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here! More
warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate More
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Reviews for Bossier City 
5 Reviews
Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise. More
This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who More
Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with More
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